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68LA Pilkinton Airstrip
Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 68LA
Lat/Long: 32-19-50.0000N 093-31-02.0000W
32-19.833333N 093-31.033333W
32.3305556,-93.5172222
(estimated)
Elevation: 148 ft. / 45 m (estimated)
Variation: 04E (1990)
From city: 20 miles NE of BOSSIER CITY, LA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 71051

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1993
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (17 nm NW): 118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (17 nm NW): 128.45 (318-216-0546)
WX AWOS-3PT at 3F3 (20 nm SW): 119.125 (318-872-3537)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EMGr130/5.8ELM GROVE VORTAC116.6507E
EICr144/30.3BELCHER VORTAC117.4007E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3000 x 70 ft. / 914 x 21 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 20 ft. plines, 100 ft. from runway40 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ROY L. PILKINTON
4800 BARKSDALE BLVD
BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112
Phone 318-747-0854
Manager: ROY L. PILKINTON
4800 BARKSDALE BLVD
BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112
Phone 318-747-0854
OTHER CONTACT: (CONTACT ONLY IF NECESSARY) AMY L. PILKINTON 225-932-5933 940-391-9633 CELL

Additional Remarks

USE EXTREME CARE WHEN RY WET.
FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (13 nm NW)
KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (17 nm NW)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (20 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (22 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5210:52
Sunrise06:1811:18
Sunset20:0201:02
Evening civil twilight20:2901:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2025 08:09:20
Local (UTC-5)  13-May-2025 03:09:20
 
METAR
KBAD 
13nm NW 
130755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP091 T01700155
KSHV 
18nm NW 
130756Z 22006KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2980 RMK SLPNO
KDTN 
18nm NW 
130753Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP089 T01890161
K3F3 
20nm SW 
130755Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2985 RMK AO2 T01770170
KMNE 
22nm NE 
130755Z AUTO 10SM CLR 17/16 A2981 RMK AO2
TAF
KBAD 
13nm NW 
130350Z 1304/1410 16006KT 9999 SKC QNH2982INS BECMG 1318/1319 17012G22KT 9999 FEW140 QNH2979INS BECMG 1407/1408 18015G25KT 9999 BKN150 QNH2962INS TX30/1321Z TN16/1312Z
KSHV 
18nm NW 
130540Z 1306/1406 15003KT P6SM FEW050 BKN060 BKN090 FM131100 21003KT P6SM FEW250 FM131900 18013G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM140300 17011KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/20045KT
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